Legal Opinion
State v. Breaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 3, 1926No. 27751PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The defendant appeals from a sentence imposing a fine of $500, 60 days’ imprisonment, and 6 months’ additional in default of paying the fine. The offense for which she was convicted was selling intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes.
It appears that the defendant was also prosecuted in the federal court for possessing and selling intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in'violation of the national prohibition statute; the said two prosecutions being based on the same state of facts and growing out of the same transaction.
The prosecution in the federal court was instituted before the one…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Southern Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Cross v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- State v. HebertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. EddinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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